It is hard to believe that an entire year has passed since the day that Moke, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s infant western lowland gorilla, was born. In the blink of an eye, he has grown from a fragile newborn to a rambunctious youngster.
Video The most unforgettable memory, hands down, was the day of Moke’s birth.
Critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs are native only to Madagascar, where they live in trees and are most active during the day.
Not all individuals have the same black and white markings, but their hands, feet
Native to the tropical forests of South America, cotton-top tamarins are small, tree-dwelling monkeys. Their signature white mane hairstyle is fashionable and functional. When on alert, these monkeys will raise the hair on their heads in an attempt to look larger.
To mark their territory, individuals will urinate on their hands and spread their
Our newest member of the wallaby mob at the Small Mammal House has been named! Meet Winton in this keeper Q&A.
They put their front hands down, put their tail down, and swing their hind legs forward
Norway rats, also called brown rats, are foragers that can survive on a wide range of food, which has helped them successfully spread across the world.
Rats use their whiskers much in the same way humans use their hands to feel and sense
Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies. Native to the Congo Basin, the western lowland gorilla is a quiet, peaceful and nonaggressive animal threatened by disease and poaching.
knuckle-walk, supporting their weight on the third and fourth digits of their curled hands
The Reptile Discovery Center team is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter. The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx, moved into his new habitat Dec. 10.
“Our plan is to be very hands on, so we can hopefully end up with a pretty chill
What animal can rotate its head 180 degrees, has ears that function like satellites and marks its territory (and members of its social group) with urine? Meet our southern lesser galago brothers, Mopani and Damara!
They will also wipe their hands on other galagoes in their social group, which helps
Oct. 24 is International Gibbon Day, so take a few minutes to learn all about these acrobatic apes.
strong as their great ape cousins, but their powerful arms, along with hook-like hands
One year ago, our Primate team celebrated the much anticipated birth of a western lowland gorilla: Zahra!
If Zahra could get her hands on a food item, she would try it.
